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(a) Routine nursing duties may be delegated to another person under the standards set out in 12 AAC 44.950. Routine nursing duties are those that
(1) occur frequently in the daily care of a patient or group of patients;
(2) do not require the person to whom the duty is delegated to exercise professional nursing knowledge or judgment;
(3) do not require the exercise of complex nursing skills;
(4) have a standard procedure and predictable results; and
(5) present minimal potential risk to the patient.
(b) Routine nursing duties that may be delegated include
(1) monitoring bodily functions;
(2) taking and recording vital signs;
(3) transporting patients;
(4) non-invasive collection and testing of physical specimens;
(5) measuring and recording fluid and food intake and output; and
(6) personal care tasks such as bathing, oral hygiene, dressing, toileting, assisting with eating, hydrating, and skin care.
History: Eff. 10/14/2004, Register 172
Authority: AS 08.68.100
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